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This research examines the dilemma of the girl child in African culture and the fundamental problems confronting her existential being. It explores the unfair treatment the girl-child receives in a male chauvinistic and particular society like Africa and the negative effects of such to her femininity. As a way of redeeming the dignity of the girl child and positioning her for a better life, emphasis is placed on the feminist approach and how such could be used to combat the various exploitative and unjust treatment most African societies subject the girl child to in the name of custom and tradition. Since, the discourse of feminism flows well with the objective of this research, efforts will therefore be made to extract some of their rational ideologies and principle that gives premium to fair treatment of the girl-child. To achieve this task, the study shall use the analytic and critical methodology to evaluate the feminist perspectives in addressing the dilemma of the girl child in African culture. The significance of the research work will gives credence to the campaign against child abuse generally and emphasizes that all humans have dignity irrespective of their gender status, and as such must be treated with utmost respect.
1.1 Introduction
Feminism can briefly be defined as discrimination against women and the struggle to eliminate them. As a concept, it is western in origin but has spread all over the world. Its history is vast but a cursory historical excursion of this great movement is expedient. Feminist thought dates back to the medieval time but was first raised by men. Feminist activities have been on the increase in the last decades, this has been due mainly, to an upsurge of feminist movements with analytically divergent ideologies and feminist perspectives.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
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